The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-11-17
THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
It's Local Efficiency IssTo Be Improved.

The present visit of the COTLCin Is
to result in an Improvement of the
life saving service on this northwest
coast to a degree approaching in i'm
portance the magnitude of the inter.
ests involved.
Major Blakeney, the superintendent
of the service on this coast is jealous
In constant effort to increase the
efficiency of that branch of govern.
ment work, and has succeeded in i'm
proving it In a marked degree.
His mission this time Is to select
in conjunction with the other Off
GERS, a site for the new life station to
be built at Fort Stevens. The money
for this was appropriated at the first
session of the XIX congress, and is
Immediately available. Mr.. Won
Boyer has the plans already partially
prepared and the idea is, after the
exact site has been determined upon,
to go ahead with the work as speed
ily as possible.
The Cape Hancock station is also
to be looked after. Major Blakeney
rightly considers this station to be
second in Importance TO none on the
coast He realizes its requirements,
and had he the power would have
long since given il the conveniences
and improvements its importance
demands. He hopes, however, this
time to be able to have the life crew
transferred to better quarters. The
building they now occupy was con-
demned fourteen years ago, as unfit
for use then: in the interim il GER
tainly has not improved in commo-
dious residence for men.
He also intends to arrange for the
building of a house on the beach and
a more convenient arrangement of
surf boat, thus doing away with the
present tedious delay of portage.
Ii is the further intention To estab-
lish a life saving station on the
weather beach, almost directly In
front of the residence of l.. A. Loom
is. There is an existing need for a
station In that vicinity, and it Is be-
lieved that proper representations to
Supt. Kimball at Washington will
cause the placing of crew and suit
able accommodation at that point.
The establishment of a life saving
station at Gray's harbor is also recog-
nized by Major Blakeney as a neces-
sity and on this trip the preliminary
steps will be taken to secure one
there for the protection of life and
property OF our neighboring coasting
and shipping interests.
The station at Neah bay is q con-
tinual annoyance by reason of its in
efficiency in its present situation. 1t
was poorly located at the start, and
till it is changed satisfactory results
cannot be expected.
From here Messrs. Blakeny and
Won Boyer 60 this morning TO Shoal-
water bay; after this vicinity has
been inspected they will go to the
Sound, and on their return on the
CorIcin will stop at Yaquina, where
it is believed a life saving station
could be located to advantage.
Upon their return to San Francis
co report will be made of the entire
trip.
This is the most extensive and i'm
portant visit OF this nature for sever
al years. The COrlCin was detailed
for this special service and will con-
vey the members of the party to and
from all the various stations on this
northwest coast.
The government recognizes the i'm
portaDce and pressing necessity OF
the work, and ii is believed that active
measures will shortly be taken TO in
crease and aid its successful opera
fion